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*1709/9/30 [[Arai Hakuseki]] reads a letter formally informing the shogunate of the death of [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. This is his first interaction with the Ryukyuan kingdom.

*1709/9/30 [[Arai Hakuseki]] reads a letter formally informing the shogunate of the death of [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. This is his first interaction with the Ryukyuan kingdom.

*1709/11/18 [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]] succeeds [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] as king of Ryûkyû.

*1709/11/18 [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]] succeeds [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] as king of Ryûkyû.

*1709/11/25 [[Shuri castle]] burns down (rebuilt by [[1712]]).

*1709/11/25 [[Shuri castle]] burns down (rebuilt by [[1714]]).

==Other Events of 1709==

==Other Events of 1709==